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 {{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
 {{Infobox organization
-| name   = The Akansha Foundation
+| name   = The Akanksha Foundation
 | logo   =
 | type   = [[Public charity]], [[NGO]]
-| founded_date      = 2020
+| founded_date      = 1991
-| founder           = [[Satyam Srivastava]], Founder
+| founder           = [[Shaheen Mistri]], Founder
-| location          = {{unbulleted list|[[Lucknow]], [[Varanasi]], India|Pitampura, [[Delhi]], India}}
+| location          = {{unbulleted list|[[Chinchpokli]], [[Mumbai]], India|Wakdewadi, [[Pune]], India}}
 | origins           =
-| key_people        = [[Satyam Srivastava]] (Founder& CEO)
+| key_people        = Saurabh Taneja (CEO)
-| area_served       = Lucknow, Varanasi and Delhi
+| area_served       = Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur
 | focus             = Eliminate Educational Inequity
 | method            =
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 | num_members       =
 | owner             =
-| homepage          = {{URL|http://www.akankshafoundation.in/}}
+| homepage          = {{URL|http://www.akanksha.org/}}
 | tax_exempt        =
 | dissolved         =
 | footnotes         =
 }}
-'''The Akansha Foundation''' founded by [[Satyam Srivastava]] is a non-profit organization in India, which works with children from low-income communities. The foundation works primarily in the field of education, through its "School Project" model.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://blogs.economictimes.indiatimes.com/the-needles-eye/connecting-the-bright-spots-in-indias-dark-education-sky/|title=Connecting the bright spots in India’s dark education sky|work=Economic Times Blog|access-date=2018-04-18|language=en-US}}</ref>
+'''The Akanksha Foundation''' founded by [[Shaheen Mistri]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.freepressjournal.in/featured-blog/international-womens-day-2018-education-system-needs-redefining-shaheen-mistri-ceo-teach-for-india/1233735|title=International Women's Day 2018! Education system needs redefining: Shaheen Mistri, CEO, Teach for India {{!}} Free Press Journal|date=2018-03-08|work=Free Press Journal|access-date=2018-04-18|language=en-GB}}</ref> is a non-profit organization in India, which works with children from low-income communities. The foundation works primarily in the field of education, through its "School Project" model.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://blogs.economictimes.indiatimes.com/the-needles-eye/connecting-the-bright-spots-in-indias-dark-education-sky/|title=Connecting the bright spots in India’s dark education sky|work=Economic Times Blog|access-date=2018-04-18|language=en-US}}</ref>
-Akansha was founded by Satyam Srivastava in 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/akanksha-foundations-mission-maxvax-facilitates-over-7000-covid-19-vaccinations-in-pune-mumbai-7488530/|title=Akansha Foundation’s Mission MaxVax aims to reach 30,000 in the community|last=Express|first=News|date=2021-09-05|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2021-09-05|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> he now heads [[Ereberix Media Pvt Ltd]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ereberix.in |title=Home {{!}} Ereberix Media Pvt Ltd |website=https://www.ereberix.in|language=en|access-date=2020-01-20}}</ref>
+Akanksha runs schools in Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur in partnership with the municipalities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailyo.in/voices/shaheen-mistri-teach-for-india-ceo-akanksha-foundation/story/1/15481.html|title=Working at Teach For India has been a life changing experience|website=www.dailyo.in|access-date=2018-04-18}}</ref>
+Akanksha was founded by Shaheen Mistri in 1991.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/A-lesson-in-combining-education-and-entrepreneurship/article16303473.ece|title=A lesson in combining education and entrepreneurship|last=Karambelkar|first=Maitreyee|date=2010-05-26|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-04-18|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> She now heads [[Teach for India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.teachforindia.org|title=Home {{!}} TeachforIndia|website=www.teachforindia.org|language=en|access-date=2018-04-18}}</ref>
 == References ==
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 ==External links==
-* {{Official website|https://www.akanshafoundation.in}}
+* {{Official website|http://www.akanksha.org/}}
 [[Category:Educational organisations based in India]]